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Iran claims to shot down United States drone that could be the model RQ-170 Lockheed Martin 0512113.
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Iran claims to shot down United States drone that could be the model RQ-170
Lockheed Martin |
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According
to state television in Iran, a US drone has been shot down over the eastern
part of the country. The Iranian military claims to now have possession
of the new unmanned American spy plane after bringing it down with minimal
damage. |
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Iranian
state television information about the shot down of U.S. drone {youtube}jBg6r7ZtEZo{/youtube} |
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| A report on Iranian
station Press TV stated: “Military sources say with this is clear
violation of Iran’s air space. The electronic operations of the
Iranian armed forces to locate enemy aerial vehicles will not be limited
to the country’s borders anymore.” |
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The
first images broadcast by Iranian television, and our analysis shows that
the drone could be the RQ-170 Lockheed Martin. The RQ-170 Sentinel is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by Lockheed Martin and operated by the United States Air Force (USAF). It has been deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. In August 2010 it was reported that RQ-170s either had been or were about to be redeployed to Afghanistan and that the UAVs had been fitted with a full motion video capability. The "RQ" designation indicates that the RQ-170 Sentinel does not carry weapons. |
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